Tiger Global Management is an investment firm founded in 2001 and based in New York. It engages in private and public market investments focused on technology-driven growth, selecting opportunities across global companies. The firm employs public equity strategies including long/short and growth, and pursues private equity investments spanning early to late stages across various industries. Its approach emphasizes identifying high-quality growth companies and working with portfolio businesses throughout their lifecycle, with activity across the United States, China, India, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and other regions.

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It finances startups across seed, early, and growth stages, with a focus on technology-driven sectors such as information technology, internet, software, mobile, and telecommunications, as well as healthcare, energy, financial services, and related industries. The firm supports ambitious founders through capital allocation and guidance, aiming to help build durable companies that reach IPOs or acquisitions. Sequoia operates globally with investments in the United States and international markets, often engaging across multiple rounds and collaborating with portfolio companies throughout their growth lifecycle. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships, rigorous due diligence, and a hands-on approach to scaling operations, product development, and go-to-market strategies.

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, with additional offices in Beijing, Shanghai, New Delhi, and Herzliya. Founded in 2000, the firm backs companies across seed, early, and growth stages, investing in software, enterprise technology, consumer internet, fintech, healthtech, and cleantech sectors. It provides equity and debt financing and seeks opportunities globally, including the United States, Asia, and Israel. Lightspeed partners with entrepreneurs to scale businesses from inception through expansion, supporting a broad range of sectors such as AI, mobile, e-commerce, data infrastructure, and security. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships and hands-on involvement to help portfolio companies navigate growth and market dynamics.

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 and based in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore. It backs early- and growth-stage technology startups and seeks investments across software, cloud, consumer, enterprise IT, fintech, security, media, and related sectors. The firm operates globally, supporting entrepreneurs in the United States, Europe, Israel, India, and other markets, with a track record of helping portfolio companies scale to category-defining leaders. Notable investments include Atlassian, Dropbox, Facebook, Slack, Spotify, Etsy, Cloudera, DJI, Flipkart, Qualtrics, Lookout Security, and MoPub. Accel emphasizes hands-on mentorship and strategic guidance to build durable, world-class businesses that shape next-generation industries.

Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with growth-stage technology and software companies. Headquartered in New York City with offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto, it concentrates on growth-stage software, internet, and data services, with notable focus areas including fintech, cybersecurity, AI/ML, DevOps, and healthcare. Founded in 1995, Insight Partners manages over $75 billion in regulatory assets under management and has invested in more than 750 companies worldwide, with over 55 portfolio companies achieving an IPO. The firm combines capital with hands-on, right-sized software expertise to support portfolio companies on their growth journey from first investment to IPO.

New Enterprise Associates is a U.S.-based venture capital firm founded in 1977 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It invests in technology and healthcare companies across stages and geographies, supporting startups from seed to growth. The firm operates globally with investments in the United States, Asia, and Brazil among others, and has a long track record of portfolio IPOs and acquisitions. It has over $19 billion in cumulative committed capital.

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 that provides early-stage and growth equity investments in technology companies. It supports portfolio companies with momentum and mentorship to accelerate growth toward long-term success and typically engages across seed to growth stages, potentially taking minority or majority stakes. The firm targets a broad range of sectors enabled by software and technology, including consumer, enterprise, fintech, crypto, healthcare IT, and related areas, and maintains a multi-region presence with offices in North America and Europe to back companies as they scale globally.

Kleiner Perkins is an American venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It backs companies across the technology spectrum, including digital health, life sciences, healthcare, consumer and enterprise software, fintech, cybersecurity, robotics, artificial intelligence, and other information technology sectors, supporting them from early stages through growth and beyond. The firm partners with founders from inception to IPO, providing capital and strategic guidance to help turn bold ideas into scale. It maintains specialized efforts to assist seed-stage founders, including software-driven tools and services aimed at recruiting, financing, and operations, drawing on decades of investing experience. Through its global reach, Kleiner Perkins seeks long-term partnerships with ambitious teams across regions to accelerate product development, market adoption, and value creation.

Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm backs technology companies across stages from seed to growth, with a focus on software, back-end infrastructure, cloud computing, enterprise software and services, and consumer internet and fintech, often investing at the intersection of computer science and other industries; it supports portfolio companies with capital and resources to drive innovation and scale.

Sapphire Ventures is a global venture capital firm that partners with management teams and venture funds to back technology companies and scale portfolio growth. With offices across Austin, London, Menlo Park, and San Francisco, it operates multiple platforms including Sapphire Ventures, Sapphire Partners, and Sapphire Sport to support companies, funds, and sport-related technology ventures. The firm backs early-stage to growth-stage companies across sectors such as software, information technology, fintech, cybersecurity, AI, and other technology-enabled industries, leveraging an operator-led portfolio growth team to provide strategic resources for scaling and value creation. Since its founding in the mid-1990s, Sapphire has invested in hundreds of companies worldwide, leading to public listings and acquisitions, and aims to elevate portfolio leaders to global category positions.

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm founded in 1911 and headquartered in Redwood City, California. It backs startups across seed to growth stages, focusing on software, cloud, cybersecurity, fintech, consumer and healthcare technologies, and high-growth business models. The firm operates internationally, supporting portfolio companies from early product development through scale, and has backed well-known names such as Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, LinkedIn, Wix and others. BVP emphasizes helping founders establish durable foundations and guides companies through multiple growth phases, leveraging hands-on operational support, strategic networks, and cross-border expertise. With a diversified approach that includes consumer, enterprise and deep-tech investments, the firm seeks to build lasting companies that matter across global markets.

Index Ventures is a global venture capital firm with offices in London, San Francisco, and Geneva that partners with entrepreneurs to turn bold ideas into global businesses. Founded in 1996, the firm backs technology-driven startups across sectors including artificial intelligence, data, software, fintech, healthcare, media, mobility, and consumer platforms, providing early and growth-stage funding along with hands-on support to scale product, go-to-market, and operations. It has backed notable companies such as Adyen, Deliveroo, Dropbox, Farfetch, King, Slack, and Supercell, reflecting a history of helping portfolio teams grow internationally. The firm emphasizes long-term relationships and a collaborative approach to help startups realize global reach and market leadership.

Norwest Venture Partners is a global technology venture capital and growth equity firm founded in 1961 and based in California. It invests across seed to growth stages in technology, software and TMT, business services, financial services, consumer, and healthcare sectors, in the United States and internationally. The firm has funded more than 600 companies and has over 140 active portfolio companies; it manages nearly $5 billion in venture capital. Norwest provides capital and a broad network and operating experience to help CEOs scale their businesses.

Khosla Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla. The firm backs entrepreneurs with venture assistance, strategic guidance, and capital, focusing on bold, early-stage technology companies. It invests across sectors including AI, climate and sustainability, enterprise software, consumer technologies, fintech, digital health, medtech and diagnostics, therapeutics, and frontier technologies. Based in Menlo Park, the firm manages several funds to support startups across stages, prioritizing ventures that address large markets and have potential for significant social and economic impact.

GGV Capital is a global venture capital firm that, in 2024, separated into two distinct brands: Granite Asia, based in Singapore, which invests across the Asia-Pacific region including Southeast Asia, Japan, China, India and Australia; and Notable Capital, based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and New York, which invests in the United States, Israel, Europe and Latin America. The firm backs technology companies at various growth stages, providing capital and strategic support to help portfolio companies scale domestically and internationally, leveraging a multinational network to enable cross-border opportunities.

ICONIQ Capital is a global multi-family office and merchant bank headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Palo Alto, and Singapore. Founded in 2001 by former Wall Street wealth managers as Mark Zuckerberg’s family office, the firm provides financial advisory and family office services while directing direct investments across technology growth equity, venture capital, middle-market buyouts, and real estate. It also engages in real estate and infrastructure opportunities and supports growth-stage companies, leveraging an ecosystem of founders and business leaders to foster strategic relationships across investments, governance, and global impact.

IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) is a late-stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, that backs North American information technology companies. It focuses on growth-stage opportunities across sectors such as artificial intelligence, enterprise software, SaaS, cybersecurity, fintech, digital health, gaming, and cryptocurrency, providing capital and strategic guidance to help portfolio companies scale. The firm serves as a trusted partner to founders and executives seeking to accelerate growth and market leadership.

Menlo Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 1976 that provides capital for multi-stage consumer, enterprise, and life sciences technology companies. The firm uses market-driven analysis to identify investment opportunities across sectors such as marketplaces, consumer services, Dev/Ops, SaaS, fintech, cybersecurity, and life sciences technology. Its portfolio includes numerous notable companies and more than 70 public companies and more than 100 mergers and acquisitions, underscoring a track record of growth and successful exits. Menlo is active in supporting its portfolio companies through multiple stages of development and pursues investments across software, cloud infrastructure, and related technology areas.

Meritech Capital Partners is a Palo Alto, California-based venture capital firm founded in 1999 that provides late-stage and growth-stage funding to technology companies. It concentrates on software, information technology, communications and networking, and related TMT sectors, with additional focus on information and medical technology in North America. The firm targets mature, scalable companies and supports them through substantial growth rounds, leveraging strategic guidance and industry networks. Meritech operates as a registered investment adviser in the United States and is known for backing technology companies through later-stage financing to help them scale and expand into broader markets.

Spark Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 with offices in San Francisco, Boston, and New York City. It focuses on early-stage investments across technology-enabled sectors, supporting founders with flexible, founder-centric backing. The firm has backed high-profile consumer and software companies such as Twitter, Discord, Oculus, Warby Parker, Tumblr, Niantic, and Anthropic, reflecting a tendency toward ambitious products and teams that reshape consumer, media, and technology markets.

Qiming Venture Partners is a China-based venture capital firm founded in 2006, with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Hong Kong, and Singapore. It manages USD and RMB funds totaling about 9.5 billion in capital and backs early- and growth-stage technology, consumer, and healthcare companies. The firm has backed more than 530 portfolio companies, with over 200 exits via IPOs or M&A, and more than 70 unicorn or super unicorn companies.

Redpoint Ventures is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 and based in Woodside, California, with offices in San Francisco, Beijing, and Shanghai. It partners with visionary founders to create new markets or redefine existing ones and makes investments across seed, early, and growth stages. The firm operates multiple funds and manages about four billion dollars in total. Its investment scope covers technology, media, and energy-related opportunities, including consumer Internet, software, enterprise IT services, fintech, and digital media, with a China-focused arm, Redpoint China Ventures, backing early-stage opportunities in China across technology, telecommunications, and related sectors. Redpoint seeks to be a lead or co-lead investor in its portfolio companies and pursues a global footprint, including the United States and international markets. The emphasis is on minority and early-stage bets in high-potential sectors, aiming to back founders with the potential to disrupt established industries.

Greylock Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1965 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It invests across seed, early, and growth stages in consumer and enterprise software and related technology sectors, including cloud computing, data analytics, security, and infrastructure. The firm aims to support portfolio companies that create new markets and achieve scale, often taking board seats as part of its investment approach. Notable investments include Airbnb, Dropbox, Facebook, LinkedIn, Palo Alto Networks, Pure Storage, and Workday.

Qualcomm is a U.S.-based fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets wireless technologies, processors, connectivity solutions, software, and charging products. Its Snapdragon processors and related platforms serve mobile devices, automotive, and Internet of Things applications, while its technologies span 3G, 4G, and 5G wireless networks, networking, and multimedia. Qualcomm operates through three main activities: chip business providing integrated circuits and system software; licensing of intellectual property for wireless standards; and strategic initiatives investing in early-stage technologies. The company serves industries including automotive, healthcare, smart cities, wearables, and smart homes, and maintains a broad ecosystem that supports developers and partners worldwide.

Threshold Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, that pursues a high-conviction investment strategy and partners with entrepreneurs to build innovative consumer, enterprise, and healthcare technology companies.

Battery Ventures is a global technology-focused investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1983, the firm is a private equity and venture capital investor that backs technology companies across stages, with emphasis on application software, infrastructure software, consumer and industrial technologies, and life science tools. It pursues growth opportunities in software, information technology, and related sectors, providing capital and value-added support such as talent acquisition, business development, and growth strategies to help portfolio companies scale from early stage to market leaders.

Matrix Partners is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 1977 that invests in early-stage technology companies across software, AI, B2B, consumer, fintech, health tech, and infrastructure. The firm partners with entrepreneurs from idea through Series A, providing hands-on support and board involvement drawn from its team of former founders and builders. It maintains a global footprint with dedicated teams in the United States, China and India, including Matrix Partners China and Matrix Partners India, and has a history of backing notable companies such as Apple, FedEx, Oculus, Canva, Zendesk, HubSpot, Postmates and Fivetran. Core focus areas include applied AI, B2B software-as-a-service, developer tools and infrastructure, digital health, fintech, and hardware-enabled software. Matrix Partners emphasizes long-term relationships, portfolio value creation and building industry-leading companies through a combination of local insight and global perspective.

Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that invests across seed to growth stages in science and technology companies addressing difficult problems. The firm backs ventures across sectors such as aerospace, artificial intelligence, advanced computing, energy, health, consumer Internet, software, and related technologies, seeking transformative impact. It maintains a founder-friendly approach that emphasizes strong support with minimal interference. Founders Fund has backed notable companies including SpaceX, Palantir, Facebook, and Airbnb, and pursues a global investment footprint across the United States and beyond.

DST Global is a venture capital firm that backs late-stage internet and information technology companies worldwide. Founded in 2009 by Yuri Milner and partners, it maintains a global footprint with offices in Silicon Valley, New York, London, Beijing, and Hong Kong and is registered in the Cayman Islands. The firm pursues investments in software, mobile, internet of things, e-commerce, and related TMT sectors, seeking to support rapid growth through a global network and capital resources for scaled businesses.

Samsung Electronics is a global technology company headquartered in South Korea that designs, manufactures, and sells a broad range of electronics and information technology products. The company operates in consumer electronics, mobile communications, IT, and device solutions, offering smartphones, tablets, TVs, home appliances, PCs, memory and storage products, and other electronic components. It is a leading producer of semiconductors and display technologies and supplies components for its own devices as well as external customers. Samsung Electronics maintains a worldwide presence across regions including Korea, North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific, supports repair and service for its products, and invests in research and development to advance advanced materials, processing, and new architectures. It is widely regarded as the largest smartphone and television manufacturer in the world, underpinning a broad ecosystem of devices and technologies.

Notable Capital is a U.S.-based venture capital firm that backs early-to-growth stage technology companies, focusing on cloud infrastructure and business and consumer applications. It invests across the United States, Israel, Europe, Latin America, and select go-global opportunities. The firm supports portfolio companies across various software and tech sectors, including cloud infrastructure, security, developer tooling, and consumer software, with examples such as Affirm, Airbnb, HashiCorp, Slack, Zendesk, Vercel, Ibotta, Orca Security, Quince, Brightwheel, Drata, Handshake, Slice, StockX, and Stori.

Global Brain is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm founded in 1998 that backs technology companies from seed stage through growth rounds. It targets a broad range of sectors including AI, cloud and software, fintech, robotics, life sciences, media, and mobility, and pursues global investments across Europe, North America, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The firm emphasizes hands-on support and resources for portfolio companies, aiming to help them scale beyond financing. It operates a pure investment fund alongside corporate venture funds formed with leading public companies across telecom, real estate, financial services, beverages, agriculture and food, logistics, and electronics.

Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, founded in 2013. It connects accredited individual investors—especially alumni from top entrepreneurial schools—to venture opportunities by pooling investments and backing companies with alumni connections alongside institutional lead investors. The firm offers diversified portfolios through focused funds, syndicates, and investing clubs, enabling access to venture deals across sectors, stages, and geographies. It emphasizes transparency, due diligence, and co-investment with established venture capital firms.

Lux Capital is a venture capital firm based in New York City and Silicon Valley that funds seed- and early-stage technology and science startups. It concentrates on deep tech across the physical and life sciences, investing in biochemistry, material science, electronics, infrastructure, aerospace, satellites, drones, and space technologies, as well as software, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, genomics and synthetic biology. The firm takes an active role in helping entrepreneurs build high-growth companies and has a track record of launching more than 20 portfolio companies. With a technically engaged approach, Lux supports portfolio progress by leveraging deep domain insight and industry connections to drive leadership and scale.

Canaan Partners is a global early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1987 and based in San Francisco, with offices in Israel and India. It focuses on backing technology and healthcare startups at the early stage and has invested in more than 250 companies across software, fintech, enterprise/cloud, marketplaces, digital health, biopharma, medtech and frontier tech. The firm supports portfolio companies with strategic guidance and a collaborative, values‑driven approach, leveraging its network to help founders scale internationally while maintaining autonomy.

OrbiMed is a global healthcare investment firm founded in 1989 and based in New York, with a worldwide presence that includes offices in several regions. It allocates capital across private equity, venture capital, and public equity to support healthcare companies at various stages, from startups to established firms. Its focus spans biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, life sciences tools, and digital health, as well as healthcare services. The firm pursues opportunities across major markets in North America, Europe, and Asia, often leveraging region-specific teams to invest in companies in Israel, China, India, South Korea, and other jurisdictions. OrbiMed emphasizes building world-class companies by providing strategic financing, industry expertise, and global resources to portfolio companies in pursuit of medical breakthroughs and sustainable growth.

TCV is a private investment firm focused on technology companies, providing growth capital to private and public companies and pursuing minority, majority, and public investments across software, internet, cybersecurity, data analytics, and related tech sectors. Founded in 1995 and based in Menlo Park, California, TCV supports portfolio companies with data-driven insights, sector expertise, access to talent, and strategic partnerships to accelerate growth. Over the years it has invested billions in more than 350 technology companies, with numerous IPOs and acquisitions among its exits.

Scale Venture Partners is a Silicon Valley–based venture capital firm headquartered in Foster City, California, that backs early-stage technology companies. The firm concentrates on artificial intelligence, software as a service, cloud infrastructure, security, productivity tools, and vertical market applications, helping founders scale from first customers toward market leadership. Scale Venture Partners combines capital with a scalable go-to-market advisory program delivered by experienced executives who have built companies from the ground up, and maintains a Scaling Platform that provides go-to-market strategies and a dataset of SaaS metrics to benchmark growth, efficiency, churn, and burn. Through its investments, the firm has supported notable companies such as Box, HubSpot, JFrog, Bill.com, DocuSign, and WalkMe, assisting teams to accelerate growth and build defensible AI-enabled businesses. The firm emphasizes speed, continuous innovation, and founder resilience in its partnerships.

Thrive Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2009 that focuses on internet, software, and technology-enabled companies. It invests across stages in software, internet, and tech-enabled sectors and supports portfolio companies with capital and strategic guidance to help them scale in dynamic markets.

Bond is a venture capital firm that supports visionary founders of high-growth Internet companies throughout their life cycle of innovation and growth. The firm, a spinout of the Kleiner Perkins Digital Growth Fund, was launched in January 2019 and founded by Mary Meeker with Mood Rowghani, Noah Knauf.

Venrock is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm founded in 1969 as the venture capital arm of the Rockefeller family. It concentrates on seed and early-stage technology and healthcare investments and has backed landmark companies such as Apple Computer, Intel, Illumina, Gilead Sciences, Athenahealth, DoubleClick, Nest, SlideShare, and Tudou. The firm manages multiple funds and maintains a US-focused investment approach, supporting entrepreneurs across information technology, life sciences, and related sectors throughout their growth journey.

Adams Street Partners is a global private market investment management firm that serves institutional investors with private equity and venture capital capabilities. An independent, employee-owned firm with a history dating to 1972, it leverages global resources and a disciplined investment approach to navigate private markets and deliver investment performance and client service. The firm focuses on opportunities across private equity and related strategies, drawing on deep market knowledge and collaboration to support long-term value creation for its clients.

Ribbit Capital is a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Meyer Malka. It makes early-stage investments globally, focusing on financial services and technology sectors. The firm backs companies that aim to transform financial services, supporting innovative startups across information technology and related fields.

Eight Roads Ventures is a global venture capital firm and the corporate venture capital arm of Fidelity International, with offices in the United Kingdom, China, India, Japan, and the United States. It manages substantial assets and has a 50-year track record of investing in technology, healthcare, fintech, and related sectors, building a portfolio of more than 500 companies including Alibaba, AppsFlyer, Chewy, and Toast. The firm supports startups across early and growth stages, often taking minority stakes and seeking board representation, and leverages Fidelity's resources to help portfolio companies scale. Eight Roads operates through regional platforms such as Eight Roads China and regional Europe and Asia funds, with a focus on SaaS, enterprise software, IT, fintech, consumer tech, and health tech across Asia, Europe, and beyond. Associated funds, including F-Prime Capital, complement its investment program. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships and global reach to back innovative ventures that improve products, operations, and growth trajectories.

RA Capital Management is a Boston-based investment management firm specializing in growth-oriented and early-stage support for healthcare, life sciences, and planetary health companies. The company deploys capital across private seed rounds, series financings, and public markets, with a focus on drugs, medical devices, diagnostics, and tools that advance patient care. It leverages a science-driven approach through its research platform TechAtlas and provides value-added services such as board representation, executive recruitment, and market intelligence to portfolio companies. The firm operates an incubator program called Raven to nurture biomedical innovation and maintains an Innovator Resources program to guide company development. RA Capital emphasizes evidence-based investing, long-term partnerships, and social responsibility, aiming to drive value creation from inception through commercialization.

Highland Europe is a venture capital firm focused on growth-stage investments in European internet, mobile and software companies, with emphasis on consumer and enterprise technology. Headquartered in London, it targets rapidly expanding European businesses and provides growth capital to accelerate scale and build lasting value. The firm typically makes equity investments in the €5 million to €75 million range and supports companies with revenue around €10 million, while maintaining a Europe-wide focus with a Geneva presence. Established in 2012, Highland Europe operates in collaboration with Highland Capital Partners to leverage extensive investment experience across the technology sector.

Benchmark is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 1995 that focuses on early-stage technology companies, investing in areas such as mobile, marketplaces, social platforms, infrastructure, and enterprise software. The firm maintains offices in San Francisco and Woodside and is known for a hands-on, partner-led approach with a relatively small partner team. It has a notable commitment to open source and pioneered an equal ownership structure for partners. Benchmark has supported numerous startups that achieved exits, reporting 37 exits since 2011, including 14 IPOs and 23 mergers and acquisitions, with a combined market value of over $60 billion. Its portfolio has included private market leaders such as Uber, Snapchat, Tinder, Stitch Fix, Elastic, and Cyanogen, and it has seen involvement in high-profile IPOs and acquisitions like Twitter, Instagram, Yelp, and New Relic among others.

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm focused on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. Founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda, the firm is stage-agnostic, prioritizing seed and Series A investments in scalable businesses with strong unit economics and potential to become market leaders. Typical checks run from fifty thousand to five million dollars. FJ Labs leverages a broad network to support portfolio companies in fundraising and growth and frequently co-invests with other global funds to amplify impact. The firm emphasizes rapid decision-making to speed deployment and pursues opportunities in large economies with mature venture ecosystems.

Felicis Ventures is a Menlo Park-based venture capital firm founded in 2006 that backs early-stage technology startups globally. The firm emphasizes founder-first investing and provides more than capital through mentorship and strategic guidance, aiming to help portfolio companies scale from seed through growth stages. Its focus spans software, information technology, and TMT, with activity across sectors including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, health, energy, and education. Felicis has backed a number of notable companies, such as Shopify, Canva, and Notion, and maintains a diverse portfolio across multiple countries, reflecting a global investment approach.

Greenspring Associates is a global fund of funds management and investment advisory firm based in Owings Mills, Maryland. Founded in 2000, it serves institutions and high-net-worth individuals worldwide by offering commingled funds and customized partnership structures, and by investing in venture capital fund managers as well as early- and growth-stage venture-backed companies and secondary opportunities. The firm manages a substantial amount of committed capital and leverages a broad network to support venture investing across regions including North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Australia. In 2021 Greenspring Associates was acquired by StepStone Group, aligning its venture-focused platform with StepStone’s global investment services.